Junior English

4.28.09-4.29.09
Activities -

• Discuss Final Paper - Year Long Study of Read Material
• Notes on Chapter 4

Homework - Read Chapter 5

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4.24.09-4.27.09
Activities -

• Notes on Chapters 2-3
• Read on your own Chapter 4

Homework - Complete Chapter 4

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4.22.09-4.23.09
Activities -

• Handout Final Syllabus for Junior English - Spring 09.docx and Great Gatsby Study Guide.docx
• Notes on Chapter 1

Homework - Read Chapters 2-3

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4.20.09-4.21.09
Activities -

• Watch Biography on F. Scott Fitzgerald
• Hand out "The Great Gatsby"
• Notes on the Intro. to "The Great Gatsby"

Homework - Read Chapter 1

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4.16.09-4.17.09
Activities -

• Finish 5 Characteristics of Topeka
• Read "Richard Cory" and "Miniver Cheevy"
  • Handout Richard Cory and Miniver Cheevy SG.docx
• Discuss and Hand in at the end of the hour

Homework - None

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4.14.09-4.15.09
Activities -

• Notes on "Elements of Modernism" Modernism.pptx
• Read "Chicago" and "Lucinda Matlock"
• Begin 5 Characteristics of Topeka

Homework - Work on 5 Characteristics

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4.9.09-4.10.09
Activities -

• Discuss "First Wave Feminism" - Notes
• Read and discuss "The Story of an Hour"

Homework - None

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4.7.09-4.8.09
Activities -

• Finish "The Yellow Wallpaper"
• Journal #10: After reading "The Yellow Wallpaper," what do you think your response might be if those surrounding you didn't believe you?
• Handout "The Yellow Wallpaper" Analysis Worksheet - The Yellow Wallpaper Study Guide Analysis.docx

Homework - Complete Assignment if Needed

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4.3.09-4.6.09
Activities -

• Complete Poems and Hand in
• Read "The Yellow Wallpaper" by Charlotte Perkins Gilman

Homework - None

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4.1.09-4.2.09
Activities -

• Choose Your Own Poem of Emily Dickinson.pptx
• Work on Assignment in Class

Homework - Work on Poems (if needed)

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3.30.09-3.31.09
Activities -

• Discuss Test to Absent Individuals
• Begin Unit 5 - Read pp. 742-744
• Journal #9: How would you describe the following topics: Life, Death, Hope, Success, and Fear?
• Read intro. to Emily Dickinson pp. 746-748
• Notes: Review Literary Terms (Poetry) Emily Dickinson.pptx
• Read Emily Dickinson Poems - pp. 750-759

Homework - None

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3.26.09-3.27.09
Activities -

• Test: Midterm
• Begin Unit 5

Homework - None

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3.24.09-3.25.09
Activities -

• Hand in Study Guide (ALL)
• Complete "Huck Finn" the Movie
• Hand back all work for Review of Test
• Review for Test

Homework - None; Review for the Test

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3.13.09-3.23.09
Activities -

• Take Notes on Chapters 40-The End
• Begin "Huck Finn" the Movie

Homework - Study Guide on Chapters 32 - The End is due Next Time

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3.11.09-3.12.09
Activities -

• Take Notes on Chapters 36-39
• Read Chapters 40-41 and Discuss in Class
• Allow Time to Work on Study Guide
• Go Over Grades for 3rd Nine Weeks

Homework - Read Chapters 42-43 (The End); Work on Study Guide

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3.6.09-3.10.09
Activities -

• Take Notes on Chapters 32-35
• Read Chapters 36-37 and Discuss in Class
• Handout Study Guide - Huckleberry Finn Study Guide 35-The End.docx

Homework - Read Chapters 38-39

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3.4.09-3.5.09
Activities -

• Take notes on Chapters 30-31
• Read Chapters 32-33 in Class

Homework - Read Chapters 34-35

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3.2.09-3.3.09
Activities -

• Take notes on Chapters 17-29
• Read Chapters 26-27 in Class

Homework - Read Chapter 28-31

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2.23.09-2.26.09
Activities -

• Pre-enrollment

Homework - Read through Chapter 25 for Friday (2.27.09)

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2.20.09
Activities -

• Discuss Chapters 14-16 and Notes
• Handout Chapters 17-25 Study Guides - Huckleberry Finn Study Guide 17-25.docx

Homework - None

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2.18.09-2.19.09
Activities -

• Discuss Chapters 9-11
• Read Chapters 12-13 in class
• Notes on Chapters 7-13

Homework - Read Chapters 14-16 and Work on SG; Will have approximately 15 min to complete in class next period.

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2.12.09-2.13.09
Activities -

• Journal #7 - Are you superstitious? If so, why/how? If not, why not?
• Complete and Hand in Study Guides
• Handout Study Guide - Huckleberry Finn Study Guide 8-16.docx
• Read Chapter 8 in Class

Homework - Read chapters 9-11 and work on Study Guide

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2.10.09-2.11.09
Activities -

• Journal #6 -

Do you believe that all humans have the same definition of right/wrong? If not, how might others (people/cultures) believe in something that we won’t agree with?

• Handout Study Guide - Huckleberry Finn Study Guide Chapter 1-7.docx
• Read Chapters 5-6
• Notes on Chapters 1-6

Homework - Read Chapter 7 and work on Study Guide

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2.4.09-2.9.09
Activities -

• Watch Great American Author Series, Part 3 (Intro into Realism/Naturalism)
• Hand out The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn novels
• Read Chapters 1 and 2 in Class

Homework - Read Chapters 3-4 for next class

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2.2.09-2.3.09
Activities -

• Take notes on the Biography of Mark Twain - The Biography of Mark Twain.pptx
• Read "from The Autobiography of Mark Twain" pp. 659-666

Homework - None

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1.29.09-1.30.09
Activities -

• Watch Several Videos over Abraham Lincoln - Found here and here
  • Answer this Question: What is one thing that shocked you about Abraham Lincoln, and how important do you think he was to America?
• Read "The Gettysburg Address" pp. 606
• Class Assignment: Write a Modern Translation of The Gettysburg Address

Homework - None

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1.27.09-1.28.09
Activities -

• Discuss ACT with counselors
• Review Naturalism and Story
• Answer Questions: "A Mystery of Heroism" S.G.
• Read "War is Kind" by Stephen Crane

Homework - None

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1.23.09-1.26.09
Activities -

• Journal #5: Do you believe that we have free will or that your fate is already determined? Why?
• Discuss Naturalism - Notes on Powerpoint Naturalism.pptx
• Read "A Mystery of Heroism" pp. 595-601

Homework - None

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1.21.09-1.22.09
Activities -

• Read Colonel Robert Gould Shaw's Letter: Raid on Darien, Georgia
• Complete the movie "Glory" and Finish Study Guides

Homework - None (but bring journals to hand in).

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1.16.06-1.20.09
Activities -

• Journal #4: What does the word "heroism" mean to you?
• Begin the movie "Glory" and Work on Study Guide: Glory Study Guide - Junior English.docx

Homework - None

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1.14.09-1.15.09
Activities -

• Journal #3: If you were about to die, what might be some of the last things you would think about?
• Read the Story "An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge" pp. 581-590
• Discuss Point-of-View and Narrative

Homework - None

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1.12.09-1.13.09
Activities -

• Journal #2: What is one thing that you would protest (social, political, or local) and why?
  • Discuss Ways to Protest
• Read "Stanzas on Freedom" and "Free Labor" in Class pp. 574-577
• Discuss Protest Poetry
• Create your own Protest Poem - Either XBYB or AABB rhyme scheme; 16 lines

Homework - Complete Poem (if needed)

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1.08.09-1.09.09
Activities -

• Journal #1: Do you believe that there is a time and place for war? Why or why not?
• Read pp 558-560 - Introduction "House Divided"
• Read "The Narrative of Fredrick Douglass" on pp. 563-571 (Link: The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass.docx)
  • Work on Study Guide: Frederick Douglass Narrative Questions.docx
• Complete Discussion on Questions and Hand in at the end of the Hour

Homework - Complete Discussion Questions (if needed)

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1.06.09-1.07.09
Activities -

• Discuss Classroom Policies and Syllabus
• Review 1st Semester Literature - Junior English Overview.pptx
• Read and Listen to Fountain Hughes Slave Recording

Homework - None

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12.1.08-12.2.08
Activities-

• Hand out Study Guide on "The Last of the Mohicans" - The Last of the Mohicans Study Guide - Junior English.docx
• Watch "The Last of the Mohicans" and Discuss

Homework- None

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11.18.08-11.25.08
Activities-

• Junior English Presentations
• On the 24th and 25th, begin "The Last of the Mohicans"

Homework - None

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Junior English Presentation Information (Due 11.18.08):
Junior English - Becoming an American Classic Assignment.docx
Junior English American Author Rubric.doc

Transcendentalism and Romanticism

Transcendentalist Henry David Thoreau

Student Teacher in Charge until 11.18.08

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10.13: Tuesday (1st Hr)
Activities -

• Unit 2 Test
• Read "Self-Reliance" by Emerson pp. 363-366
• Discuss Think Critically Question #3 in class (pg. 367)
  • Essay over Discussion

Homework - None

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10.10: Friday (2nd and 6th Hr)
Activities -

• Unit 2 - Revolutionary Period Test
• Watch 1776

Homework - None

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10.8-10.9: Wednesday/Thursday
Activities -

• Library for "Becoming an American Classic" Project (Discuss w/ Mrs. Goheen)

Homework - Study for the test over Unit 2 - The Revolutionary Period

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10.7: Tuesday (1st Hr Only)
Activities-

• Homecoming Assembly in Auditorium
• Watch 1776

Homework - None
Reminder - We will be meeting in the reference room of the library next class period. Also, there will be a test the FOLLOWING class period (next Tuesday 10.14).

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10.3-10.6: Friday/Monday
Activities -

• Hand in Declarations of Independence (if needed)
• Begin watching film 1776
• Review Unit 2 - Notes Completed in Class

Homework - None
Reminder - Start looking over the different pieces of literature we have read together on Unit 2. There will be a test on October 10th (for even classes) and October 14th (for odd classes). Be prepared!!!

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10.1-10.2: Wednesday/Thursday
Activities -

• Journal #10: If there was one thing that you could declare your independence from, what would it be and why?
• Hand-in and Grade Homework: Speech in the Virgina Con and Dec. of Indep. Study Guide (See Below)
• Complete Your Own Declaration of Independence: Example made by Mr. Daniels - Declaration of Independence Example.doc
  • Use all four sections of The Declaration of Independence
  • Use all types of Persuasive Rhetoric - Logical Appeal, Emotional Appeal, Ethical Appeal
• Hand in Journals

Homework - None

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9.29-9.30: Monday/Tuesday
Activities-

• Journal #9: In your own words, define "justice." Do you believe that "justice" means always doing what is "right?" Why/why not?
• Read "Persuasive Rhetoric" pp. 260-262
• Read "Speech to the Virginia Convention" pp. 263-266
  • Discuss Patrick Henry's conviction and purpose (Persuasive Rhetoric)
• Watch Youtube Video: Drafting the Declaration of Independence in "John Adams"
• Read "The Declaration of Independence" pp. 270-276
• Watch Youtube Video: Congress Approves the Declaration of Independence

Homework - Speech in the Virginia Convention and The Declaration of Independence Study Guide - Junior English.docx

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9.24-9.25: Wednesday/Thursday
Activities -

• Journal #8: What is the most recent advice that you received from a friend or family member, and what was the situation that led to said advice? Did it help or hurt your situation?
• Discuss The Book of Virtues Assignment and Reflection Paper (refer to previous lesson plan for assignment)
• Discuss MLA format for Reflection Paper
• Read "Sayings of Poor Richard" found at the end of "The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin" (refer to previous assignment for the pdf file)
• In Class Assignment: Explaining and Creating Aphorisms.docx, and hand in at the end of the hour.

Homework - Complete the The Book of Virtues assignment and Reflection Paper (Due 9.29-9.30: Monday/Tuesday).

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9.22-9.23: Monday/Tuesday
Activities -

• Journal #7: Where do you think your ethics/morals come from? How well do you think you follow them? Why/Why not?
• Read pp 256-258 in Literature Books
• Discuss Benjamin Franklin - YouTube Video: Ben Franklin
• Read the Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin.pdf

Homework - Follow the instructions on The Book of Virtues.doc; completion of this activity will be on 9.29 for the odd class and 9.30 for even classes.
Reminder - If you were absent on the day of the test, you must make that up in the E.L.C. by 9.25.08.

Signing of the Declaration of Independence

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9.18-9.19 : Thursday/Friday
Activities -

• Test on Unit #1 - Pilgrims and Puritans; Review for the Test: Junior English Review - Unit 1.pptx
• Journal #6 - What do you think it means to be a citizen of the United States of America?
• Read from the Textbook - "What is an American?" by Michel-Guillaume-Jean De Crevecoeur pp. 290-291

Homework - None
Reminder - For those who were absent, the test will be sent to the E.L.C. and must be completed by 9.25.08.

Pilgrims in a New Land

Puritan Notes/Literature:
Intro to Puritanism - The Puritans.pptx